If you're looking for easy Mother's Day ideas for kids, you're in the right place! Mother's Day is such a special time to help young students celebrate the important people in their lives—whether it's mom, grandma, or another loving caregiver. In this post, you'll find fun, creative, and simple ways to make the day memorable with activities that work for kindergarten and first grade classrooms.
1. Make a Tile Coaster Gift
This is one of our favorite quick and easy Mother's Day crafts! Using a printable coloring sheet, students can design their own square image and glue it to a ceramic tile. Add a layer of Mod Podge and you have a beautiful handmade gift that moms will actually use! This cute ceramic tile craft is perfect for preschool crafts, kindergarten, and first grade, and it's a great way to combine art with a practical gift.
2. Make a Paper Flower Bouquet
Flowers never go out of style! Help your students make paper flowers using tissue paper, construction paper, or cupcake liners. Kids can bundle their flowers together with a ribbon and add a simple tag. These colorful paper bouquets are fun to make and easy to prep ahead of time and are great Mother's Day ideas for kids.
3. Create a Mother's Day Questionnaire Time Capsule
Kids love talking about their parents, and this printable questionnaire gives them the chance to share all the things they love most about their mom or special person. It includes versions for moms, dads or a special person and even a version for caregivers to fill out about their child! There’s a time capsule envelope and page to glue it on so families can tuck it away and look back on it years later. This is an easy and meaningful keepsake that families will treasure.
4. Design a Handmade Greeting Card
Have your students create a greeting card from scratch. They can draw a picture of their family, write a sweet message inside, or even make a pop-up design! Provide templates for students who need a little guidance. This project is simple and works great as a last minute idea too.
5. Host a Sundae Fun Day Party
Nothing says celebration like ice cream! With our Sundae Fun Day resource, students can invite a special guest to join them for an in-class ice cream party. Kids will write sweet notes in a flip book, create crafts, and take orders with a fun ice cream sundae menu. This resource includes invitations, donation letters, banners, and gift tags. It's everything you need to throw a creative and heartwarming celebration with zero stress.
6. Write a Poem About Mom
Turn your writing lesson into a poetry activity! Use a simple template like “Roses are red…” or have students write an acrostic poem using the letters in “MOTHER.” Display the poems on a bulletin board or send them home as a sweet surprise. Here are a couple of poem ideas:
Mom, you help me every day,
With hugs and love in every way.
You cheer me up when I feel blue,
I’m so, so lucky to have you!
Here is another idea:
You tuck me in and kiss my head,
You read me books before my bed.
You always know just what to do,
Mom, I really do love you!
7. Make a Mother’s Day Craft Center
Set up a few craft stations in your classroom with different materials: stamps, stickers, yarn, felt, and markers. Let kids rotate and create whatever they want for their special person. This gives them creative freedom and allows for lots of unique DIY gift ideas.
8. Photocopy Mother's Day Bouquet
If you're looking for a last minute gift idea, this is it! Take your students down to the copy room and make a photo copy of each child's arm with their hand like a fist. Have students cut out the photocopy and glue to a sheet of white paper. Have students use brightly colored markers to add a flower bouquet. Mount it on black paper and you have a quick and easy gift moms will love! Head over here for step by step instructions for this simple craft.
9. Perform a Mother’s Day Song
Music makes everything more fun! Choose a simple song or rhyme that kids can learn and perform during your class celebration or as a surprise video for parents. You can even make it part of your Sundae Fun Day party!
Here’s a simple example to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”:
“Mommy, Mommy, I love you,
Yes I really, really do.
Hugs and kisses just for you,
You take care of all I do.
Mommy, Mommy, I love you,
Thanks for everything you do!”
10. Create a Portrait of Mom
This is a classroom favorite! Ask your students to draw a picture of their mom or special person using crayons, watercolor, or markers. Have them write a few sentences about what makes their mom special and frame it with a construction paper border.
11. Read Books About Moms and Make Connections
Finish your celebration with a sweet read aloud about moms, caregivers, or families. After reading, ask students to write or draw about a time their mom made them feel special. This ties reading and writing into the celebration and encourages meaningful conversation.
Here are some great books to read with your class:
- The Night Before Mother's Day by Natasha Wing
- How To Raise A Mom by Jean Reagan
- What Mommies Do Best by Laura Numeroff
- What Not To Give Your Mom On Mothers Day by Martha Simpson
- Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
These easy and creative Mother’s Day activities are the perfect way to help your students express love and appreciation through art, writing, and fun classroom celebrations. Whether you're looking for a quick craft or a full party, there's something here for every teacher and every classroom.
Ready to get started? This no prep bundle includes tile coaster craft templates, a time capsule & questionnaire, and fun sundae writing activities to celebrate any loved one or caregiver.
Create meaningful gifts and memories with this special person celebration bundle that includes three easy-to-use resources that are perfect for K-3 classrooms. Whether you're planning a class event or sending a sweet surprise home, these activities are designed to work for all family situations and help your students share their love in thoughtful, creative ways.
